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Preferred Bank (PFBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqGS
95.72 USD +1.31 (1.388%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 95.93 +0.21 (0.218%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT

Preferred Bank (PFBC) presents a mixed picture. The recent price action shows a slight uptrend, but the stock has been trading near its 52-week low, indicating some weakness. The dividend yield is attractive, with a consistent payout history, making it a decent option for income-focused investors. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests minimal directional movement, and the stock is currently under analyst recommendations. The options activity suggests some potential for price movement, but it's not clear whether it's bullish or bearish. For short-term traders, the stock could be a candidate for a buy-the-dip strategy, but caution is advised due to the overall risk rating and mixed signals from the options market.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.033885
MSTL0.065347
AutoARIMA0.067052
AutoETS0.067053

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 1.94
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.226
Excess Kurtosis 1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Revenue per Share 22.33
Market Cap 1,165,869,568
Trailing P/E 9.20
Forward P/E 8.65
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 47.52%
Website https://www.preferredbank.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests mixed signals. For the near-term, there is limited activity, but the June 18 expiration shows some interest in strikes around 95.0 and 100.0, with higher open interest and volume. The September 18 expiration also shows notable activity around 95.0 and 110.0, indicating potential for price movements. Puts show some activity, particularly around 85.0 and 80.0, suggesting possible downside concerns. Overall, the options market is not strongly signaling a clear direction, but there are signs of potential for both upward and downward movement in the medium term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 3.41% 3.82% 3.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-07 0.800000 0.875465
2026-01-06 0.800000 0.848232
2025-10-07 0.750000 0.844126
2025-07-08 0.750000 0.839210
2025-04-07 0.750000 1.029703
2025-01-10 0.750000 0.962050
2024-10-07 0.700000 0.924266
2024-07-05 0.700000 1.019299
2024-04-04 0.700000 1.008362
2024-01-05 0.700000 1.062325
2023-10-05 0.550000 0.956279
2023-07-06 0.550000 1.098563
2023-04-05 0.550000 1.171404
2023-01-05 0.550000 0.869453
2022-10-06 0.430000 0.727121
2022-07-06 0.430000 0.708783
2022-04-06 0.430000 0.695844
2022-01-06 0.430000 0.636083
2021-10-06 0.380000 0.645584
2021-07-06 0.380000 0.726986
2021-04-06 0.380000 0.683301
2021-01-06 0.300000 0.679526
2020-10-06 0.300000 1.064491
2020-07-06 0.300000 0.890321
2020-04-06 0.300000 1.126369
2020-01-06 0.300000 0.617715
2019-10-04 0.300000 0.698042
2019-07-05 0.300000 0.773609
2019-04-05 0.300000 0.790268
2019-01-07 0.300000 0.835714
2018-10-04 0.250000 0.523890
2018-07-05 0.250000 0.460488
2018-04-06 0.220000 0.442309
2018-01-05 0.220000 0.466651
2017-10-05 0.200000 0.433896
2017-07-05 0.200000 0.471327
2017-04-05 0.180000 0.455664
2017-01-04 0.180000 0.450244
2016-10-05 0.150000 0.548719
2016-07-05 0.150000 0.654588
2016-04-05 0.150000 0.673904
2016-01-05 0.150000 0.603687
2015-10-02 0.120000 0.510505
2015-07-02 0.120000 0.532331
2015-04-02 0.120000 0.556615
2015-01-02 0.100000 0.500370
2014-10-02 0.100000 0.566426
2009-02-10 0.400000 1.663332
2008-11-06 0.500000 1.964920
2008-08-01 0.500000 1.844557
2008-05-02 0.500000 1.232347
2008-02-01 0.850000 1.074472
2007-11-02 0.850000 0.894042
2007-08-03 0.850000 0.645141
2007-05-04 0.850000 0.654164
2007-02-16 0.566667 0.385628
2006-11-03 0.666667 0.508402
2006-08-03 0.666667 0.508232
2006-05-04 0.666667 0.572970
2006-02-08 0.666667 0.610769
2005-10-31 0.566667 0.585654
2005-07-28 0.566667 0.599380
2005-04-25 0.500000 0.590524
2005-01-28 0.500000 1.017570
2004-04-28 2.000000 4.098223
2003-04-29 0.800000 2.180912
2002-04-26 1.266667 4.178493
2001-05-23 1.266667 4.292972
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.2
dividendYield 3.34
exDividendDate 2026-04-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.05
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.032305896
lastDividendValue 0.8
lastDividendDate 2026-04-07
dividendDate 2026-04-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17765749
Address1 601 South Figueroa Street
Address2 48th and 47th Floors
All Time High 224.2
All Time Low 5.9
Ask 122.84
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 77,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 107,072
Average Volume 107,072
Average Volume10Days 77,520
Beta 0.568
Bid 69.56
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 8
Book Value 64.83
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 95.72
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 97.45
Day Low 93.265
Dividend Date 1,776,729,600
Dividend Rate 3.2
Dividend Yield 3.34
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,880,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,880,800
Earnings Growth 0.24
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.152
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,861,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,861,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,861,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 2.551
Enterprise Value 717,436,480
Eps Current Year 10.368
Eps Forward 11.07
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 90.6352
Fifty Day Average Change 5.0848007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.056101833
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.765749
Fifty Two Week High 103.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.330002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07113054
Fifty Two Week Low 78.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.419998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22247761
Fifty Two Week Range 78.3 - 103.05
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 935,069,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.92
Float Shares 11,107,615
Forward Eps 11.07
Forward P E 8.646793
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 324
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 281,236,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.08091
Held Percent Institutions 0.88642
Implied Shares Outstanding 12,180,000
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Last Dividend Value 0.8
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,308,528,000
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary Preferred Bank provides various banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; commercial loans, including lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and small business administration loans for business purposes, such as owner-occupied commercial real estate, business acquisitions, start-ups, franchise financing, working capital, improvements and renovations, inventory and equipment, and debt-refinancing. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing, export financing, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides cash management services; and internet, mobile, and tablet banking services. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Long Name Preferred Bank
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,165,869,568
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3175915
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 133,632,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,161,206,539
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 95.3
Operating Cashflow 168,136,992
Operating Margins 0.71652
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.365
Peg Ratio 0.94
Phone 213 891 1188
Post Market Change 0.20829773
Post Market Change Percent 0.21761149
Post Market Price 95.9283
Post Market Time 1,776,462,488
Previous Close 94.41
Price Eps Current Year 9.232253
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4764769
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.14552
Profit Margins 0.47516
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.8
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.31
Regular Market Change Percent 1.38756
Regular Market Day High 97.45
Regular Market Day Low 93.265
Regular Market Day Range 93.265 - 97.45
Regular Market Open 95.3
Regular Market Previous Close 94.41
Regular Market Price 95.72
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 80,317
Return On Assets 0.0184
Return On Equity 0.17214
Revenue Growth 0.042
Revenue Per Share 22.33
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 12,126,217
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0888
Shares Short 1,076,870
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,022,473
Short Name Preferred Bank
Short Percent Of Float 0.1024
Short Ratio 9.08
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol PFBC
Target High Price 105.0
Target Low Price 93.0
Target Mean Price 100.5
Target Median Price 102.0
Total Cash 827,097,984
Total Cash Per Share 68.207
Total Debt 383,812,992
Total Revenue 281,236,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.05
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.032305896
Trailing Eps 10.41
Trailing P E 9.195005
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 92.2874
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.432602
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0371947
Type Disp Equity
Volume 80,317
Website https://www.preferredbank.com
Zip 90,017